Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And the way the management work in here , I can say is they , aim they 're promoting anybody to a chargehand they usually promote somebody that 's actually no threat to themselves . |
2 | We 're moving you to a safe house in Wapping . |
3 | True , you ca n't do it , if you 're restricting yourself to a positive answer . |
4 | As the introduction says how you intend to proceed , you are committing yourself to a particular course . |
5 | There are 10 very lucky readers who could be treating themselves to a hot , refreshing shower every morning . |
6 | Makes a change to be giving it to a real postman . |
7 | This is partly because , for reasons to be discussed later , we shall be confining ourselves to a certain class of creative person , viz authors : it would therefore be presumptuous of us to extrapolate from our conclusions to other forms of originality . |
8 | There was strength and an inner confidence reflected in those steady grey eyes that she suddenly realised were subjecting her to a thorough appraisal . |
9 | There are two ways to make an application protocol-independent : the first is to re-write it , incorporating MPTN , the second is to connect it to a separate gateway that will do the conversion . |
10 | Professor Moravcsik is addressing himself to a vast audience , from high school students to politically responsible adults . |
11 | A landmark environment policy document was issued by the Labour Party in September , which claims it is committing itself to a green government . |
12 | Sociologists may , however , note that if God is converting someone to a particular belief , past experience indicates that He is likely to use a social means to achieve His end . |
13 | two , even though you 're both working you ca n't guarantee that both will continue to work , it 's taking it to a real , a realistic level |
14 | If they do anything which affects anybody , your only recourse is to take them to a High Court for a judicial review . ’ |
15 | It is to teach our young people about Him , it is to bring them to a conscious faith in Him so that in the heart and life of the Church , they can proclaim and witness to the faith of the ages , that Jesus is truly God and truly man , the Lord and saviour of us all . ’ |
16 | It was a crisp Saturday morning in February , and the young man had picked her up from her flat and was driving them to a motor-racing track in the heart of Surrey . |
17 | In those circumstances the only option open to a government , determined to return Rover to the private sector , was to sell it to a British company which was not involved in the car industry . |
18 | His aim was to reconvert them to a Unitarian Christianity devoid of superstition . |
19 | Her decision was extremely painful , for Beatrice believed ( as it happened incorrectly ) that she was committing herself to a celibate life for ever : |
20 | Yanto grunted some inaudible remark and was introducing her to a goggle-eyed Billy as Nigger joined them . |
21 | Lydia was resigning herself to a long stretch of celibacy . |
22 | But I was advised to imagine I was telling it to a good friend and not worry about what other people might think . |